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IETHOD 0F AND APPARATUS FOR ORNAIENTIIIG SHOE PARTS Original Filed Aug.27. 1930 ,5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Reiuued Jan. 16, 1940 21.321 METHOD F ANDAPPARATUS FOR MENTING SHOE PARTS Benjamin W. Freeman, Cincinnati,

Original No. 1,990,592, Serial No. 478,264, February 21, 1934. April '1,1938, Serial N Application for 89 Claims. (Cl. IUI-318) The presentinvention relates to a method of marking shoe parts at the same time, oras part of the cycle of operations, during which the shoe part isornamented by perforating, cutting out,

or the like.

Shoes designed particularly for womens wear are usually ornamented bythe cutting out of open work patterns in the upper thereof, or byperforating designs therein. 'I'his ornamentation is effected either ona fiat blank or on the upper, after it has been closed, but prior to thecomplete assembly of all parts of the shoe. When the ornamentation isaccomplished in the blank it is generally done on a machine of the flattype on which the work is laid on a fiat support, and when the upper isclosed prior to the ornamentation, it is cut out generally on auniversal type of cutout machine, which type may, however, operate oniiat work as weil as on closed uppers.

For various reasons, such as to facilitate subsequent operations andassembly of the ornamentediiriank or upper, it is necessary to placemarks on the blank, such marks taking the form of guide lines forstitching or as an outline upon one blank to indicate the position inwhich another part is to be applied, or as a guide line for subsequentperforations. It may be found desirable to place further ornamentationsuch as a an stamped design on the shoe part. As a matter of fact suchstamped design may not only be an ink mark, but could be formed by theuse of impression papers of various kinds, such as gold leaf, silverleaf, colored leaves, etc. 'Ihe ink marking might be left on in somecases to imitate a stitch as distinguished from a guide line forsubsequent stitching.

Where heretofore the application of this additional marking has requireda. separate handling of the work from the handling necessary toaccomplish the perforating thereof, it is an object of the presentinvention to devise a method wherein the extra handling of the work iseliminated and additional time saved by performing the operation ofmarking simultaneously with the perforation of the work, or as a part ofthe cycle of operations necessary to perforate the shoe part. In markingwork heretofore two general methods have been brought into play, first,an independent marking of the work with ink. and second, a marking bymeans of an impression, or partial cutting into the leather. 'I'hislatter form of marking has been effected either separately from the mainornamentation of the l shoe part, or as a part of the cycle ofoperation,

but has been found to vORNA- Ohio dated February 12, 1935, August 27,1930. Renewed reissue when a fiat bed type of machine is used. Even in amachine of this are more or less unsatisfactory, od of marking islimited to fiat type. the results obtained for such a methbed dies andcannot satisfactorily be accomplished with a universal machine, andfurthermore, dentation or partial cutting out for the reason marking byinis objectionable.

that there are a great many different kinds of leather which cannot bemarked satisfactorily by mere impressi The combina ing impressionmarkers on. t and marking dies havas used under present tion cutoupractice are limited to certain kinds of material.

Thin hard surface leath ers, such as kid as used in the manufacture ofwomens shoes, do not take an impression tively heavy leathers,

very readily, whereas comparasuch as calf skin, which are used in themanufacture of mens shoes can be marked in this manner. As a consequencethe use of combination cutout, pertorating, marking and impression diesis l facturing, for

medium and cheap calf skin is used.

imited to factories manuthe most part, mens and boys shoes, where ratherheavy Patent leather also takes a rather good impression, but kid skinscannot be successfully marked, nor can any of the fancy embossedleathers, alligator, etc., where or such leathers as snake, the finishof the leather does not allow for an ordinary indented mark to bereadily seen by the the marked leather or for an applique operator,particularly when is in position to be stitched. or other part to bealigned thereon, etc., and in such a position that unless the mark or inthe material as Another obje den t0 Ct tation is of suiiicient depth inmake it readily recognizable. ion to methods using impression cutout inthis manner, as the resilient means for supporting the for automaticmarking die does not lend itself adjustment to thicknesses thatv ing,there bein ber for the g also a rubber supporting memmarking andstripping plate, effective to distribute pressure from the resilientmounting throughout the plate, and if the combination die to mark and ththe resilient means is adjusted cutout properly on a light piece of calfskin, it would probably cutout a heavy piece also but the i to mar orcut is due to the leathers, when dented mark would be so deep as thematerial and vice versa. 'I'his fact that when working on thin thecutting operation has been be unsatisfactory except completed and thedie has been forced through the material, the marking element must beexerted against the surface of the leather, with the proper amount ofpressure to make an indentation. At this point, the relative positionbetween the cutting edges of the die and the marking edges of theimpression marker vary" according to the thickness of the material.Where the material is thick, the marker is depressed more than on thinleather. If the impression marker is so resiliently mounted as to givethe proper impression on a thin piece of leather; then with the samesetting, a thick piece of leather will create too much pressure causingthe leather to be cut. assuming that the thin and thick pieces ofleather are of the same character. When different characters of leatherare marked, even though they may be of the same thickness, it may benecessary to exert more pressure on one piece of material than onanother piece.

Under such conditions, the reative position of the marking edges of theimpression marker and the cutting edges of the die will be relativelythe same on these two pieces, but the pressure exerted will be differentif these two pieces of the same thickness require different amounts ofpressure to produce the desired impression.

As a consequence of these requirements, it follows that the marking diemust be `either automaticaliy adaptable to such varying conditions, orit must be changedto meet such conditions. It is impractical to use adie that requires changes under these varying conditions.

and heretofore no one has produced a cutout and impression marker diethat will meet these conditions.

It is for these reasons that recourse has been had to ink marking ofleather, but as stated above, while ink marking methods and machines arewell known per se, it has heretofore been found impractical to combinean ink marker with either the flat bed machine or the universal type ofmachine, thus necessitiating an additional handling oi the work for themarking step.

Efforts have been made to combine ink marking and perforating in arather crude manner. such as by inserting perfor-ating tubes or simplecutting arrangements in an ordinary marking die. This type of in that noprovision is made for stripping the work from the cutters, ink may geton the cutting elements and be subsequently transferred to the workadjacent or within the perforations, and there is a general tendencytowards smearing the work; no means is provided for a relative movementbetween the marking and cutting elements such that the marker may beinked to the exclusion of the cutters, and no provision is made forhandling varying thicknesses of work with a single unit.

By the method of this invention all of the objections and disadvantagesof previous methods are eliminated, and it is possible to mark andperforate or cut-out any kind of material regardless of its finish orthickness, and regardless of whether or not it is hat or tted work. Theuse of ink permits a very legible marking which is readily followed byan operator and at the same time does not prevent a good cleanperforation, and requires no pressure for indenting the work, thusavoiding the objections to impression markers.

For purposes of illustration of one form of machine which lends itselfreadily to this methdevice offers objections, l

od, reference may be made to the patent to Freeman No. 1,681,033, daterAugust i4, 1928, in which a universal type of cutout machine isdescribed.

A preferred embodiment of a machine suitable for my purpose isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which:

Fig. 1 represents a front elevation;

Fig. 2 represents a side elevation;

Fig. 3 represents a plan of a gauge plate or mask with a gauge openingof a configuration shown in Patent No. 1,681,033; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of the die parts and gauge of Fig.l.

It will be observed that in this machine as modified to carry out thepresent method, there is provided a frame lli having a work support I2.This support will be preferably in the form of a horn or anvil so thateither fiat or fitted work may be placed thereon. The top surface of thesupport may be faced with a soft material such as brass, which will notbe injurious to the cutting edges of the perfor-ating die in case thereis contact between the two. Across this surface a paper strip may he fedto function as backing material for the cutting edges of the die,thereby insuring a good clean cut, the paper being automatically fedafter each cutting operation by a suitable mechanism indicated generallyat il.

In order to properly gauge and position the work for cutting outoperations, a mask i6 may be utilized, this mask having a gauging edgeadapted to coincide with some portion of the work and thus indicate tothe operator when the work is properly positioned. As described in theFreeman patent above noted, this mask may be solid and have its outeredge adapted to function as a gauging edge or it may be cut out topermit passage of a die therethrough and an internal edge might beutilized as a gauge. In some forms of work, both the internal and outeredges may be used if found desirable.

I have shown in Figure 3 for purposes of illustration, the form ofopening I1 shown in my said former patent, providing internal gaugingedges I1a and ilb by means of which the work W may be gauged byreference to lines of stitching, edges, or laminations. etc. of thework, although as stated external edges of the mask IB may likewise beused, if the character of the work permits. Obviously, the outline ofthe opening i1 may be varied to accord with the type of work beingtreated, and the configuration thereof.

-This mask may also function as a. clamp or hold down for the workduring actual cutting operations thereon.

Mounted to reciprocate relative to the support i2 is a plunger i3 havinga die indicated generally at Il and including a die holder 20. The diewill include cutting edges 2i attached to a supporting plate Il. Theplunger will be reciprocated periodically from a driving pulley 22controlled by a single revolution clutch 2l, which may be of the typedisclosed in Patent No. 1,681,033, above mentioned, and which isoperated by a clutch lever 2B. This lever 28 is actuated by a mechanismhereinafter described and causes the clutch to connect the drivingpulley to the actuating mechanism whereby the pulley will actuate theplunger for a single revolution and cause the die to move down and bockduring this revolution. In order to impress and mark with ink on thework, a marking element 3B is provided :naar 3 on the die I8 formovement up and down with the die. This element preferably is in theform of a plate having projecting means 3l and may be mounted on theunit I8 by means of studs 33 having springs 35 which tend to normallymaintain the plate 30 in advance of the cutting edges 2|. A roll 32 forinking this marker is mounted on a carriage 34 and the carriage isgeared to move beneath the marker 3|! when the latter is raised and formovement to inoperative position when the marker descends. It will beobserved that the marking device preferably is extended ahead of thecutting edges oi the die. so that the cutting edges of the die are notinked, although the cutting die could be set so that it would be inked.if thought desirable. An advantage of the location of the marking devicein plate between the work and the cutting edges.

To operate the inking devices, there is provided a pulley 3B might besubstituted for the roll, or it may be found desirable to ink themarking device by hand.

'I'he general sequence of operations consists in placing the work on thesupport I2, accurately positioning same relative to the mask I6, byreference to a gauging edge Ila, I'lb, or other gauging medium ol' themask, inking the marking element 30 and retracting the inking element.It will be noted that the ink roll 32 operates between cutting elementsis likewise avoided.

After inking the die, the plunger with the work may be positionedrelative to the marking element after such element has been inked,rather than before.

The mask IB is mounted for movement relative to the die unit and beingprovided with collars 4| for engagement with a lever I8 hereinafterdescribed.

In order that work may be inserted and removed without damage to theoperator a lever 4B is provided to raise and lower the mask i'or theinsertion oi and subsequent clamping of a shoe part. This lever ispivoted about a. shaft 5B and forms one end of a bell crank having asecond arm 52, which arm engages a clutch locking bar 54. This bar inturn engages a clutch wedge 40 and thereby prevents actuation by thedriving pulley 36 at such time as the mask is raised.

To actuate the levers 48 and 52 a treadle 56 is utilized, same beingconnected to the shaft 50. Upon actuation of treadle 56 the mask will belowered and the clutch locking mechanism unlocked.

An additional treadle 58 controlling operation of the machine isconnected to actuate the clutch wedge 4D, thereby to connect the drivingpulley 36 by means of an eccentric strap 42 to a gear segment M forengaging a rack 46, which is formed as a part of the carriage 34. Theshaft on which this gear segment M is mounted also supports an armcarrying a roll 28 which is adapted to engage a lever 26 clutch wedge 25is controlled by the clutch lever 26 and upon actuation of the lever byth'. roll 2B, the wedge is released and the clutch 2l brought intooperation to connect the driving pulley 22,

mechanism and including the inker mechanism various other arrangements,for example, on the work support or to separate the marking elementsfrom the cutting dies, i. e., from the striping mechanism for thecutitng dies. It has been found feasible to place the marking elementson the mask itself, as distinguished from the strip per or die proper,and it is to be understood that any suitable arrangement of machinerywhich will satisfactorily carry out the method may be utilized.

tion, except when the gauging means on the die are'in such position asto be ready for the cutting outor marking operation. The gauge or maskwill usually be attached in such a manner as to form a part of the die,and will be provide'd with openings, e. g., the openings l1, the edgesof which will act as a gauge, or with abutments or solid gauges againstwhich the work rests when properly positioned, and it will be observedthat the mask IB is movable independently of the ornamenting elements ofthe die, by a separate means, and must be rst treadled, down toward theWork, before the main clutch is unlocked.

Usually the gauging means will function in advance of both the markingdie and cutting die and with sufficient space between the work and thedie as to permit the operator a full view of the work.

From the foregoing the operation of the machine will be clear; with theplunger and the gauging mask in raised position the operator willposition the work on the support. The mask or gauge will then be loweredto a position sumciently close to the work to insure accurate gaugingtherewith.

When the mask or gauge has been lowered to a position where it willclamp the work, the clutch 3B will be unlocked and ready for actuationthrough the medium of the treadle 58. Upon actuation of such treadle theclutch 38 will provide for actuation of the inking mechanism, and theroll 32 will be projected under the marking element. Should the operatorstill have her fingers under the die this mechanism will act to clearthe space under the die just previous to the time the die descends, andwould sweep away the fingers, or any other obstacle that should happento be there. Therefore, it not only acts as an inking device, but alsoacts as a safety device. It will function in this manner even though themachine is being used only for perforating and no ink is applied to theroll. In fact the roll may be shaped or the roll carriage may mount adevice particularly shaped to perform this function of sweeping away theiingers or any other obstruction from the path of the cutter. While thisaction is taking place the connections from the clutch 38 to the clutch2l are being actuated, and as the roll 32 reaches its inoperativeposition the mechanism connected to the plunger will come into play andthe die will descend, operate on the work and return.

When the operator presses the treadle 5I, this lowers the gauge plate,releases the machine for operation by the treadle 5B. and incidentallyclamps the work. When the treadle 58 is actuated, this starts themachine through its cycle of rst inking and then striking the die downthrough the work, and while the marking plate holds down the gauge plateagainst the work during the actual cutting stroke, the retention of thisplate in position by the operator results in its acting, as above setforth, as a hold down for the work while the die is making its returnstroke, in which function it is assisted by the spring action of themarking plate.

It will be obvious that the machine will operate to cut without inking,or to mark without cutting, or to both cut and mark the work, and thatthe cutting and marking may be accomplished simultaneously orsuccessively in any desired order, and automatically. It may be founddesirable to accomplish the cutting and marking successively byoperating the machine so that the work could either rst be cut out andthe die moved out of operating position, and then the marking operationbe effected, with the idea in mind that the marking and cutting elementsbe so operated as not to interfere with each other. The work may be heldor placed in one position during these successive operations, and itwould make no difference whether the work was marked or cut first. Thismode of operation is desirable with certain types of dies where the markis so close to the cutout or perforation that it is impossible to mountthe marking plate on the die as indicated and hence a plurality o!successive operatlons will be found more practical. This will be moreapparent when it is considered that the Shanks of the die are bevelledas the cutting die approaches the cutting edge and during the cuttingout operation with a combined marking and cutting die, this portion ofthe die must pass through the marking element. The marking element hasto have a certain amount oi support and between these two features itmeans that marks can only be placed so ciose to the design.

In cutting out a piece of work, the work has to be gauged or alignedwith reference to the die and when marking the work it again has to begauged, for the cutting and marking operat`ons are separate and distinctfrom one another. In practice it is very diicult, no matter howaccurately the gauge is made to position the work, which is usually oflight material, in such a manner that the cutting and marking areexactly aligned and this causes a lot of work to be spoiled. Anessential advantage of the present machine resides in the fact thatregardless of whether the marking and cutting out are performedsimultaneously or as a continuous operation, it is possible to avoid theseparate gauging for marking and cutting, thereby insuring alwaysperfect alignment as the ,work is only positioned once with respect tothe gauge.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

l. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, means to apply ink to said marking die, means to retractsaid ink applying means from operative position, and means automaticallyactuatable by said inking means to initiate movement of said die towardthe work.

2. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, means to apply ink to said marking die, means toretractsaid ink applying means from operative position, means automaticallyactuatable by said inking means to initiate movement of said die towardthe work, and means to lock the inking means against movement.

3. A machine for' ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, means to apply lnk to said marking die, means to retractsaid ink applying means from operative position, means automaticallyactuatable by said inking means to initiate movement of said die towardthe work, and means to lock said die moving means in an inoperativeposition until actuated by said inking means.

4. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprlsing a support, means' toproperly position a piece oi work on said support, a marking die and acutting die. means to apply ink to said marking die. means to retractsaid ink applying means from operative position, means automaticallyactuatable by said inking means to initiate movement of said die towardthe work, means to lock said die moving means in an inoperative positionuntil actuated by said inking means, and means to lock said inking meansagainst movement.

5. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of Work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, means to apply ink to said marking die, means to separatesaid ink applying means and said marking die, means controlled by saidinking means to initiate movement of said dies toward the work, andmeans to lock the inking means against movement.

6. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, means to apply ink to said marking die, means to separatesaid ink applying means and said marking die means controllable by saidinking means to initiate movement of said dies toward the work, andmeans to lock said die moving means in an inoperative position untilreleased by said inking means for actuation.

7. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts, comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, means to apply ink to said marking die, means to separatesaid ink applying means,

and said marking die, means controllable by said inking means toinitiate movement of said dies toward the work, means to lock said diemoving means in an inoperative position until released by said inkingmeans, and means to lock said inking means against movement.

8. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, means to apply ink to said marking die, means to initiatemovement of said dies toward the Work, means to lock said die movingmeans in an inoperative position, and means to lock said inking meansagainst movement.

9. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, meansto properly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die anda cutting die, means to adjust the position of said support, relative tosaid dies, means to apply ink to said `marking die, means to separatesaid ink applying means and said .marking die, and means automaticallyactuatable by said inking means to initiate movement o! said dies towardthe work.

l0. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a combined markingand perforating die, means to adjust the position of said supportrelative to said dies. means to actuate said marking and perforatingportions of the dies toward the work.thereby to provide a perforatedornamental pattern in the work, and guide lines for a subsequentstitching operation.

l1. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support. a markingdie and acutting die, means to adjust the position of said support relative tosaid dies, inking means, means to move said inking means and saidmarking die relative to each other whereby lnk may be applied to saiddie. means to actuate said marking andy perforating portions of the diestoward the work, thereby to provide a perforated ornamental pattern inthe work, and guide lines for a subsequent stitching operation.

12. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts,

. comprising a work suport upon which the work is positioned duringoperations on the work, a marking die and a cutting die, each mounted inspaced relation to said support, and each of said dies being mounted forseparate movement relative to the other into engagement with the Work,actuating means to effect an ornamenting engagement between said diesand the work, means forming part of the machine to ink said marking die,said work support being effective to maintain the work in operativeposition relative to said dies.

13. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts, comprising a marking die and acutting die, each of said dies being mounted for separate movementrelative to each other into engagement with the work, actuating means tomove said dies into ornamenting engagement with the Work, means to applyink to said marking die, means to separate said ink applying means andsaid marking die, and means automatically actuatable by said inkingmeans to initiate movement of the cutting die toward the work, andimeans for supporting the work in operative position relative to saiddies.

14. A machine for ornamenting sihoe parts comprising a marking die and acutting die, each of said dies being mounted for separate movementrelative to each other in engagement with the work, actuating means tomove said dies into ornamenting engagement with the work, means to applyink to said marking die, means to separate said ink applying means andsaid marking die, means controlled by said inking means to initiatemovement of said dies toward the work, and means for supporting the Workin operative position relative to said dies.

15. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a marking die and acutting die, each of said dies being mounted for separate movementrelative to each other into engagement with the work, actuating means tomove said dies into ornamenting engagement with the work, means to applyink to said marking die, means to separate said ink applying means andsaid marking die, means controlled by said inking means to initiatemovement of said dies toward the work, means for suporting the work inoperative position relative to said dies, and means to lock the inkingmeans against movement.

16. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising e. marking die and acutting die, each of said dies being mounted for separate movementrelative to each other into engagement with the work, actuating means tomove said dies into ornamenting engagement with the work. means to applyink to said marking die, means to separate said Aink applying means andsaid marking die, means controlled by said inking means to initiatemovement of said dies toward the work, means for supporting the work inoperative position relative to said dies, means to lock the inking meansagainst movement, and means to lock the die moving means in aninoperative position, said last named locking means being under controlof said inking means.

'l0 17. A machine for ornameaiting shoe parts comprising a work supportupon which the work is positioned during operations on the work, meansto properly position a piece ot work on said Support. a cutting diemounted in spaced relation to said support, and having a marking platemovably mounted thereon, also in spaced relation to said support, meansforming part of the machine to apply ink to said marking plate when theplate is in one position relative to the cutting die, means to effect anengagement of said cutting die and said plate with the work whereby thework will receive an ink impression and will be perforated by saidcutting die.

18. A machine for crnamenting shoe parts, comprising a work support, adie, pressure applying means, a gauge mask mounted for movement relativeto said die, and means in the machine independent of the die, to movesaid mask relative to the die and work support.

19. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts, comprising a work support, adie, pressure applying means, a gauge mask mounted for movement relativeto said die and work support, means in the machine independent of thedie. to move said mask, and, means to render said pressure applyingmeans inoperative until said mask reaches a predetermined posit-ion.

20. An ornamenting machine comprising a work support, a die, pressureapplying means, control means therefor, a gauge mask mounted formovement relative to said die, treadle actuated connections to said maskeiective to lmove said mask relative to the die, and means to preventoperation of said control means until said mask reaches a predeterminedposition.

21. An ornamenting machine comprising a work support, a die, pressureapplying means, control means eiective to initiate actuation oi' saidpressure applying means, a gauge mask mounted for movement relative tosaid die, treadle actuated connections to said mask effective to movesaid mask relative to the die, and connections between said maskactuating connections and said control means, whereby said latter meansare controlled by the position of said mask.

22. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts. comprising a work support, adie, a plunger reciprocable in said machine, power means for actuatingsaid plunger. means mounting said die on said plunger for movementtoward and from the work support, a gauge mask mounted on said die formovement relative to the die and work support, means independent of saiddie to move said mask, and means connected to said mask moving means,effective to prevent operation of said power means until said maskreaches a predetermined position.

23. An ornamenting machine comprising a work support. a die, pressureapplying means, gauge means to properly position a piece of work on saidsupport, a marking die, means to' apply ink to said marking die, meansto retract said ink applying means from operative position, meansautomatically actuatable by said inklng means to initiate movement ofsaid die toward the work, and means to lock said die and moving means inan inoperative position until actuated by said inking means.

24. An ornamenting machine comprising a work support, a die, means toapply pressure to said die, movable means to properly position a pieceof work on said support, a marking die, means to apply ink to saidmarking die, means to retract said lnk applying means from operativeposition, means automatically actuatable by said inking, means toinitiate movement of said die toward the Work, means to lock said diemoving means in an inoperative position until actuated by said inkingmeans, and means to lock said inking means against movement until saidpositioning means reaches a predetermined location relative to the work.

25. An ornamenting machine comprising a work support, a die, means toapply pressure to said die, means to properly position a piece of workon said support, means movable to a position beneath the die to sweepobstructions away from the die, means to retract said movable means fromits position beneath the die, means automatically actuatable by saidmovable means to initiate movement of said die toward the work, means tolock said die moving means in an inoperative position until actuated bysaid movable means, and means to lock said movable means againstmovement.

26. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, acutting die, a marklng die, means to apply ink to said marking die,pressure applying means effective to produce relative movement betweenthe dies and a piece of work on the work support, a gauge mask mountedfor movement relative to said die, and means in the machine independentof the die, to move said mask relative to the die and work support.

2'?. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, acutting die, a marking die, means to apply ink to said marking die,

pressure applying means effective to produce relative movement betweenthe dies and a piece of Work on the work support, a gauge mask mountedfor movement relative to said die and work support, means in the machineindependent of the die to move said mask, and means to render saidpressure applying means inoperative until said mask reaches apredetermined position.

28. A machine for operating upon shoe parts, comprising a work supportupon which the work is positioned during operations on the work, meansto align a piece of work on said support in= proper operating position,a marking die mounted in spaced relation to said support, means to applyink to said marking die, said ink applying means being movable andoperable independently of movement of said die, and means controlled bysaid lnk applying means, to initiate movement of said marking die towardthe work.

29. A machine for operating upon shoe parts comprising a work supportupon which the work is positioned during operations on the work, meansto properly position a piece of work on said support, a head, means forholding a marking die in said head and in spaced relation to saidsupport, means to apply ink to said marking die, and means controlled bysaid ink applying means, to bring said dies and work into operativeengagement thereby to operate upon the work.

30. A machine for operating upon shoe parts comprising a support. meansto properly position a piece of work on said support, a head, means forholding marking and perforating dies in said head and in spaced relationto said support, means movable independently of said dies, to apply inkto said marking die, exclusively of said perforating die, and meanscontrolled by said ink applying means to bring said dies and work intooperative engagement thereby to operate upon the work.

3l. A machine for operating upon shoe parts comprising a support, meansto properly position a piece of work on said support, a head, means forholding marking and perforating dies in said head and in spaced relationto said support, said marking die being positioned slightly in advance(lll of said perforating die, means movable independently of said dies,to apply ink to said marking die, exclusively of said perforating die,and means controlled by s: `i ink applying means, to bring said dies andWork into operative engagement thereby to operate upon the work,

32. In a machine for ornamenting shoe parts, a Work support, a combinedmarking and cutting die unit comprising a cutter eil'ective to apply `anornamental pattern to a shoe part on said work support, and a markingplate effective to apply guide lines for subsequent operations to suchpart, in predetermined spaced relation to the cut-out, said markingplate being located in a plane slightly in advance of the cutting edgesof said cutting die, means to move said combined unit into operativerelation with the shoe part, movable means to apply marking material tothe marking plate, and means controlled by movements of the materialapplying means, to initiate actuation of the unit moving means.

33. An ornamenting machine comprising a work support, means including acombined marking and cutting die unit for applying an ornamental patternconsisting in part of an ink impression and in part of perforations, toa work piece on said support, means to accurately position a piece ofWork on said support relative to said unit. power driven means to movesaid unit into ornamenting relation with the Work piece, and means tolock said power means against operation until the Work piece has beenaccurately aligned with respect to said unit.

34. The method of ornamenting shoes by cutting an ornamental pattern ina shoe part, and inking guide lines for subsequent operations thereonwhich comprises supporting the shoe part, aligning said part on thesupport with a marking die and a cutting die, applying marking materialsolely to the marking die, restraining both dies against movement intoornamenting relation to the part until the step of applying markingmaterial is completed, and then applying the marking and cutting dieunder pressure to the part, said cutting die being applied prior toremoval of the marking die from the part, and subsequently stitchingalong the guide lines.

35. The method of ornamenting shoes by simultaneously perforating a shoepart and placing an ink impression thereon as a guide for subsequentoperations thereon which comprises supporting the shoe part, aligningsaid part on the support with almarking die and a cutting die, applyingmarking material solely to the marking die, restraining both diesagainst movement into ornamenting relation to the part until the step ofapplying marking material is completed, and then applying the markingand cutting die under pressure to the part in a single operation, andsubsequently stitching along said ink impression.

36. The method of ornamenting shoes by marking a shoe part with an inkedguide line for subsequent operations thereon, and periorating said partto provide an ornamental pattern which comprises supporting the shoepart, aligning said part on the support with a marking die and a cuttingdie, applying marking material solely to the marking die, restrainingboth dies against movement into ornamenting relation to the part untilthe step of applying marking material is completed, and then applyingthe marking and cutting die under pressure to the part, said cutting diebeing applied prior to removal of the marking die from the part, andsubsequently stitching along said guide lines to complete said pattern.

3'7. The method of ornamenting shoes which consists in inking a markingmember, applying said inked marking member to a shoe part to clamp samein position and to produce inked markings thereon, and thereaftercutting out a permanent pattern in the shoe part, the beginning andcompletion of said cutting out being effected while said inked member iscontacting the part.

38. The method of making shoes which consists` in inking a markingmember, applying said inked marking member to a shoe part, prior tocompletion of the shoe, to clamp same in position and to produce inkmarking thereon, and thereafter cutting out a permanent pattern in theshoe part, the beginning and completion of said cutting out beingeffected while said inked member is contacting the shoe part, andthereafter completing the shoe by assembling the treated part and otherparts in predetermined relation.

39. The method of manufacturing shoes which consists in supporting ashoe part in predetermined spaced relation relative to a cutting die anda marking die, gauging and aligning said part relative to said dies,clamping said work in its gauged and aligned position, cutting apermanent ornamental pattern in the shoe part and applying inked guidelines for subsequent operations thereon by a relative movement betweensaid dies and said part, said cutting out and inking being performed asa continuous cycle of operations While said part is maintained in thealigned position during the cutting and ink marking and thereafteraligning an additional shoe part with respect to said first shoe part byreference to said guide lines, and attaching the parts together.

40. The method of manufacturing shoes which consists in supporting ashoe part in predetermined spaced relation relative to a cutting die anda marking die, gauging and aligning said part relative to said dies,cutting a permanent ornamental pattern in the shoe part and applyinginked guide lines for subsequent operations thereon by a relativemovement between said dies and said part, said cutting out and inkingbeing performed as a continuous cycle of operations, by movement of saiddies relative to each other upon contact thereof with the Work, andWhile said part is maintained in the aligned position during the cuttingand ink marking and thereafter aligning an additional shoe part withrespect to said first shoe part by reference to said guide lines, andattaching the parts together.

fil. The method of ornamenting shoes which comprises supporting a shoepart, aligning said part on the support with a marking die and a cuttingdie, clamping said part in its aligned position, applying a markingmaterial to said marking die, applying said marking and cutting diesunder pressure to the work in a continuous cycle of operations, andthereby producing an ornamental pattern consisting in part of a stampedimpression and in part of a cut-out, and applying another shoe part inpredetermined relation to said rst shoe part by reference to saidpattern.

42. The method of ornamenting shoes which consists in supporting a shoepart in predetermined position, gauging and aligning said part on itssupport relative to a marking die and a cutting die, clamping said partin its gauged and aligned position, cutting a permanent ornamentalpattern in the shoe part, and in applying an inked member to said partto produce guide lines for subsequent operations, said cutout and saidinking being performed as a single operation by relative movementbetween said dies and said part while said part is maintained in thealigned position, said cutting out being effected while said marking dieis substantialiy contacting the part and subsequently stitching alongthe guide lines.

43. The method of ornamenting shoes which consists in supporting a shoepart in predetermined position, gauging and aligning said part on itssupport relative to a marking die and a cutting die, cutting a permanentornamental pattern in the shoe part, and in applying an inked member tosaid part to produce guide lines for subsequent operations, said cut outand said inking being performed as a single operation by relativemovement between said dies and said part while said part is maintainedin the aligned position, said cutting out being eiected while saidmarking die is contacting and holding the part, and subsequentlystitching along the guide lines.

44. The method of ornamenting shoes which consists in supporting a shoepart in predetermined spaced relation to an ornamenting die, gauging andaligning said part relative to said die, and simultaneously perforatingthe shoe part to provide a permanent ornamental pattern, and in markingsaid part with an ink impression to provide a guide line for subsequentoperations, said cutting out and said inking being performed as a singleoperation by relative movement between the perforating and markingportions of the die, and between the shoe part and the ornamenting diewhile said part is maintained in aligned position, and additionallyperforating said shoe part subsequent to said first perforating andmarking operation by reference to the marked guide line thereby tocomplete the ornamental pattern.

45. A machine for ornament shoe parts, comprising a work support uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a resiiiently mountedmarking die and a cutting die, each mounted in spaced relation to saidsupport, means forming part of the machine to apply ink to said markingdie, and means to initiate a relative movement between said cutting andmarking dies and the work.

46. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts, comprising a work support uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the Work, means toproperly position a piece of Work on said support, a combined markingand cutting die unit having relatively movable cutting and markingelements mounted in spaced relation to said Support, means forming partofthe machine to apply ink to said unit, means to separate said inkapplying means and said unit, and means to initiate a relative movementbetween said unit, and the work.

'47. A machine ior ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support uponwhich the Work is positioned during operations on the work, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a head, means forholding marking and peri'orating dies in said head and in spacedrelation to said support, means forming part oi the machine to apply inkto said marking die exclusive of said cutting die, and means to bringsaid dies and work into operative engagement thereby to ornament thework.

48. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support,means to properly position a piece of Work on said support, a markingdie and a cutting die mounted for movement relative to each other, meansto apply ink to said marking die, means to retract said ink applyingmeans fromoperative position, and means to initiate movement of saiddies toward the work.

49. A machine for ornamentng shoe parts. comprising a Work support uponwhich the Work is positioned during operations on the work, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die each mounted in spaced relation to said support, meansforming part of the machine to apply ink to said marking die, exclusiveof said cutting die, means to actuate said marking die and cutting dietoward the Work thereby to produce a perforated onamental pattern, and astamped impression forming a guide for subsequent operations on thework.

50. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the Work, means toproperly position a piece of Work on said support, a combined markingand perforating die mounted in spaced relation to said support, meansforming part of the machine to apply ink to said marking die, means toactuate said marking and perforating portions of the dies simultaneouslytoward the work, the marking and perforating portions being relativelyspaced and relatively movable whereby rst one and then the other willengage the work to produce a perforated ornamental pattern, and astamped impression forming a guide for subsequent operations on thework.

51. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a support positionedto receive and retain a piece of work thereon, means to properlyposition a piece of Work on said support, a marking die and a cuttingdie mounted in spaced relation to said support and movable independentlyof each other and with respect to said support, means forming part ofthe machine to apply ink to said marking die, and means to initiate arelative movement between said cutting and marking dies, and the Work.

52. The method of ornamenting shoes which comprises supporting a shoepart, aligning said part on the support with a marking die and a cuttingdie, applying a marking material to said marking die, applying saidmarking and cutting dies by a relative movement to each other, underpressure to the work, in a continuous cycle of operation and therebyproducing an ornamental pattern consisting in part of a stampedimpression and in part of a cutout. and applying another shoe part inpredetermined relation to said iirst shoe part by reference to saidpattern.

53. The method of crnamenting shoes which comprises supporting a shoepart, aligning said part on the support with a marking die and a cuttingdie, applying a marking material solely to said marking die, applyingsaid marking die under pressure to the part, applying said cutting dieunder pressure to the part, thereby to produce respectively inked guidelines for subsequent operations on the part, and a permanent ornamentalpattern located in predetermined relation thereto.

54. The method of ornamenting shoes which comprises supporting a shoepart, aligning said part on the support with a marking and cutting dieunit, applying a marking material solely to the marking portions of saidunit, then applying said unit under pressure to the part, thereby toproduce in a single operation a permanent ornamental pattern and inkedguide lines for subsequent operation on the part. located inpredetermined relation to said pattern.

55. 'I'he method oi ornamenting shoes which comprises supporting a shoepart, aligning said shoe part on the support with a marking die and acutting die, applying a marking material to the marking die only andthen applying said marking and cutting dies under pressure to the partin a single operation, thereby to produce a permanent ornamental patternand inked guide lines i'or subsequent operation on the part located inpredetermined relation to said pattern.

56. A combined ink marking and cutting die unit comprising a diesupport. a die block on said support, cutting edges extending from saidsupport, a marking plate having portions designed to receive ink, andyieldable means mounting said marking plate on said block in advance ofsaid cutting edges, whereby the marking plate may be inked withoutinking the cutting edges oi the die, said mounting means being arrangedto apply no substantially greater pressure than required for printingoperations.

57. A combined ink marking and cutting die unit comprising a diesupport, a die block on said support, cutting edges extending from saidsupport, a marking die comprising a plate located approximately parallelto said die block and having portions designed to receive ink, saidplate also having an opening through which said cutting edges mayextend, and yieldable means mounting said marking plate on said blockand normally urging it to position in advance of said cutting edgeswhile permitting movement toward and from said cutting edges whereby themarking plate may be inked without inking the cutting edges of the die,said mounting means being arranged to apply no substantially greaterpressure than required for a printing operation.

58. In combination with a cutting die having cutting edges for cuttingdesigns in shoe upper material, a support for the die, a maskcooperating with the die, said mask being provided with one or more edgeportions to partially surround the cutting edges of the die, said edgeor edge portions shaped to act as a gauge for the positioning of thematerial beneath the mask, and marking means cooperating with the diehaving portions designed to receive ink, and positionedto apply inkmarkings to the material during a single operation in which the work isalso cut.

59. In an ornamenting machine for shoe uppers. a support for shoe uppermaterial and a clamping member cooperating therewith constructed andarranged to provide a preliminary positioning relative to the material,permitting adjustment of the material and subsequently a firm holdingengagement therewith, and means to ink mark and perforate the materialduring the holding engagement by said clamping member.

60. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a resiliently mountedmarking die and a cutting die, each mounted in spaced relation to saidsupport, means forming part of the machine to apply ink to said markingdie, and means to initiate a relative movement between said cutting andmarking dies and the work. said means for applying ink comprising aninking member mounted i'or movement from an inoperative position at oneside of the marking die to a position for engagement with said markingdie.

61. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support,means to properly position a piece oi work on said support, a markingdie and a cutting die, means to apply ink exclusively to said markingdie and to retract said ink applying means from operative positioncomprising an inking member mounted ior movement from an inoperativeposition at one side of the marking die to a position for engagementwith said marking die, and means to initiate movement of the dies towardthe work.

62. A machine for crnamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work, means toproperly position a piece oi.' work on said support. a resilientlymounted marking die and a cutting die, each mounted in spaced relationto said support, means forming part oi the machine to apply ink to saidmarking die, and means to initiate a relative movement between saidcutting and marking dies and the work,. said means for applying inkcomprising an inking member mounted for movement from an inoperativeposition at one side of the marking die to a position for engagementwith said marking die, said marking die and cutting die being mounted ona single head.

63. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work, means toproperly position a piece oi' work on said support, a marking die and acutting die. each mounted in spaced relation to said support, meansforming part oi the machine to apply ink to said marking die, and meansto initiate a relative movement between said cutting and marking diesand the work, said means for applying ink comprising an inking membermounted for movement from an inoperative position at one side of themarking die to a position for engagement with said marking die, saiddies being mounted for movement relative to each other and means tomaintain the work in its position on said support during saidoperations.

64. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work, means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, each mounted in spaced relation to said support. meansforming part of the machine to apply ink to said marking die, and meansto initiate a relative movement between said cutting and marking diesand the work, said means for applying ink comprising an inking membermounted i'or movement from an inoperative position at one side of themarking die to a position for engagement with said marking die, saidmarking die comprising a marking plate movably mounted on the cuttingdie.

65. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work, means toproperly position a piece oi work on said support, a marking die and acutting die, each mounted in spaced relation to said support, meansforming part of the machine to apply ink solely to said marking die, andmeans to initiate a relative movement between said cutting and markingdies and the work. said means ior applying ink comprising an inkingmember mounted i'or movement from an inoperative position at one side ofthe marking die to a position ior engagement with said marking die. saiddies being mounted ior movement relative to each other and means tomaintain the work in its position on said support during saidoperations. comprising clamping means energized by the pressure ineidentto the cutting out operation.

66. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts comprising a work support, uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work. means toproperly position a piece of work on said support. a marking die and acutting die. each mounted in spaced relation to said support. meansiorming part oi.' the machine to apply ink to said marking die. andmeans to initiate s relative movement between said cutting and markingdie and the work. said means lor applying ink comprising an inkingmember mounted I tor movement from an inoperative position at one sideoi the marking die to a position for engagement with said marking die,said marking die and cutting die being Amounted on a single head, andmovable relative to each other to clamp the work in its proper positionduring the ornamenting operation. y

8'?. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts, comprising a work supportupon which the work is positioned during operations on the work, meansto properly position a piece o! work on said support. a marking die anda cutting die each mounted in spaced relation .to said support,

' means forming part of the machine to apply ink soley to said markingdie. means to clamp the work in position during operations thereon. andmeans to initiate a relative movement between said cutting and markingdies. and the work.

68. A machine for ornamenting shoe parte. comprising a work support uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work. means toproperly position a piece of work on said support, a combined markingand cutting die unit mounted in spaced relation to said support. meansforming part of the machine to apply ink soley to the markingportlonsoi' said unit. means to separate said ink applying means and said unit.means to clamp the work in position during operations thereon, and meansto initiate a relative movement between said unit. and the work.

89. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts, comprising a. work support.means to properLv position a piece oi work on said support. a markingdie and a cutting die. means to apply ink solely to said marking die,means to retract said ink applying means from operative position. meansto clamp the work in position during operations thereon, and means toinitiate movement of said dies toward the work.

70. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts. comprising a work support uponwhich the work is positioned during operations on the work. means toproperly position a' piece of work on said support, a marking die and acutting die each mounted in spaced relation to said support, meansforming part o! the machine to apply ink solely to said marking die.means to clamp the work Vin position during operations thereon. means toactuate said marking die and cutting die toward the work whereby toproduce a pertor-ated ornamental pattern, and a stamped impressioniorming a guide for subsequent operations on the work.

'11. A combined ink marking and cutting die unit for use in a machineior cutting out and imprintingashoepart,compi1singadiesiwport.a dieblock on said support. cutting edges extend ing irom said support, amarking plate having marking proiections thereon and resilient meansmounting said marking plate on said block normally in advance oi saidcutting edges whereby the marking plate may be inked without inking thecutting edges of the die. a second plate mounted in said unit having anaperture through which the cutting and imprinting operation may beeiiected, said second plate having gauging means for locating the work.

72. A combined ink marking and cutting die unit for use in a machinei'or cutting out and imprinting a shoe part. which machine is providedwith an inking element. comprising a die support. a die block on saidsupport, cutting edges extending irom said support. a marking platehaving marking projections thereon and resilient means mounting saidmarking plate on said block normally in advance ci said cutting edgeswhereby the marking plate may be inked without inking the cutting edgesoi the die, a second plate mounted in said unit having an aperturethrough which the cutting and imprinting operation may be eected, saidsecond plate having gauging means for locating the work, said platebeing positioned to lie between the marking plate and the work during anoperation on the work, said plate being mounted for movement to aposition spaced away from said marking plate to permit application ofsaid inking element to the latter.

73. In combination, a combined ink marking and cutting die unit for usein a machine for cutting out and imprinting a shoe part. comprising adie support. a die block on said support. cutting edges extending fromsaid support. a marking plate having marking projections thereon andresilient means mounting said marking plate on said block normally inadvance oi said cutting edges whereby the marking plate may be inkedwithout inking the cutting edges o! the die, a gauge plate. means :lorretaining said gauge plate in a position interposed between the markingplatel and the work, said plate having an aperture through which thecutting and imprinting operaticn may be effected.

74. In combination, a combined ink marking and cutting die unit for usein a machine for cutting out and imprinting a shoe part. which machineis provid with an inking element, comprising a die support. a die blockon said support. cutting edges extendirm from said support, a markingplate having marking projections thereon and resilient means mountingsaid marking plate on said block normally ln advance oi' said cuttingedges whereby the marking plate may be inked without inking the cuttingedges of the die. a gauge plate, means for retaining said gauge plate ina position interposed between the marking plate and thcwork. said platehaving an aperture through which the cutting and imprinting operationmay be eflected. and means whereby said plate is moved to a positionspaced away from the marking plate a distance suiilclent to permit theapplication oi said inking element to the latter.

15. In combination. a combined ink marking and cutting die unit for usein a machine for cutting out and imprinting a shoe part. mprising a diesupport, a die block on said support, cutting edges extending from saidsupport, a marking plate having marking projections thereon andresilient means mounting said marking plate on said block normally inadvance of said cutting edges whereby the marking plate may be inkedwithout inking the cutting edges oi' the die, a movable gauge plate,means for retaining said gauge plate in a position interposed betweenthe marking plate and the work, said gauge plate being so constructedand arranged that the cutting and imprinting operations may be effectedthrough the plane of said plate, and said gauge plate having operatingmeans independent of the movement o'f said marking plate, whereby theplate may be moved and held spaced from the cutting edges of the dieunit.

76. A combined ink marking and cutting die unit for use in a machine forcutting out and imprinting a shoe part in a single operation, whichmachine is provided with an inking element, comprising a die support. adie block on said support, cutting edges extending from said support, amarking plate having marking proiections, and resilient means mountingsaid projections on said block normally in advance of said cuttingedges. whereby the marking projections may be inked without inking thecutting edges of the die. a second plate so constructed and arrangedthat the cutting and imprinting operations may be eiiected past theplane of said plate, and said second plate being mounted to lie betweenthe work and the marking plate during an operation on the work, meansmounting said second plate ior relative movement from said marking platea distance e'ective to permit application oi' said ink applying memberto said marking plate, and toward said marking plate during theoperation on the work, and gauging means on said second plate, forlocating the work in proper alignment relative to said cutting edges andmarking projections.

77. In an ornamenting machine for cutting out and imprinting ashoe partat a single operation, a combined ink marking and cutting die unitcomprising a` die support, a die block on said support, cutting edges,extending from said support, a marking plate having marking projections,and resilient means mounting said projections on second block normallyin advance oi' said cutting edges, whereby the marking projections maybe inked without inking the cutting edges of the die. a second plate soconstructed and arranged that the cutting and imprinting operations maybe eii'ected past the plane of said plate, and said second plate beingmounted to lle between the work and the marking plate during anoperation on the work, means to apply ink to the marking projections,means to produce a relative movement between the work and the die unit,gauging means on said plate for locating the work, and means to move andhold said second plate spaced from the cutting edges of the unit.

78. In an omamenting machine for cutting out and imprinting a shoe partat a single operation, a combined ink marking and .cutting die unitcomprising a die support, a die block on said support, cutting edgesextending from said support, a marking plate having marking projections,and resilient means mounting said projections on said block normally inadvance of said cutting edges, whereby the marking projections may beinked without `inking the cutting edges of the die. a second plate soconstructed and arranged that the cutting and imprinting operations maybe eiected through the piane oi' said plate, and said second plate beingmounted to lie between the work and the marking plate during an'operation 0n the work, means mounted for insertion between said marhngprojections and said second plate. at the opposite side oi' said secondplate from the work, to apply ink to the marking projections, means toproduce a relative movement between the work and the die unit, gaugingmeans on said plate for locating the work, and means to move and holdsaid second plate spaced from the cutting edges oi' the unit.

'79. A combined ink marking and cutting die unit for use with a cuttingand marking operation, wherein means is provided for applying pressureto the work, exclusive of the cutter and marker, comprising a diesupport, a die block on said support. cutting edges extending from saidsupport, a stripping and marking plate i'or said cutting means, workmarking elements mounted on said plate, and means mounting saidstripping and marking plate on said block, eiIective to apply suflicientpressure to said plate to mark the work and to position said platenormally in advance of said cutting edges, whereby the stripping andmarking plate may be inked without inking the cutting edges o! the die,and to exert a stripping pressure against the work,

and work engaging means independent o! said i pressure applying means toapply pressure to the work, in the direction of stripping pressure.

80. A combined ink marking and cutting die unit i'or use with a cuttingand marking operation, wherein means is provided for applying.

pressure to the work exclusive of the cutter and marker, comprising adie support, a die block on said support, cutting edges extending fromsaid support, a combined stripping and marking plate for said cuttingmeans, work marking elements i mounted on said plate. and means mountingsaid stripping and marking plate on said block, ei'fective to applysuiiicient pressure to said plate to mark the work and to position saidplate normally in advance of said cutting edges, whereby g the strippingand marking plate may be inked without inking the cutting edges ci' thedie, and to exert a stripping pressure against the work, and combinedwork gauging and clamping means independent oi' said pressure applyingmeans to apply pressure to the work in the direction of strippingpressure.

B1. In an ornamentlng machine for cutting out and imprinting a shoe partat a single operation, a combined ink marking and cutting die unitcomprising a die support, a die block on said support, cutting edgesextending from said support, a marking plate, and spring means mountingsaid marking plate on said block, over said cutting edges, and inadvance of said cutting edges, whereby the marking plate may be inkedwithout inking the cutting edges oi' the die, said plate beingpositioned so that relative movement between the parts of the die unitwill press a supported work piece against the said parts to firstdepress the marking plate and then cut the work piece, the spring meansfor mounting the marking plate being proportioned to apply a propermarking pressure to the work engaged thereby. a work gauging platemounted independently oi' the cutter and marker, and movable to apply apressure to the work in the direction of, and additional to thepressures applied to the markingplate.

B2. In an ornamenting machine. the combination with ornamenting meansincluding a marking plate having at least one marking die thereon, ofmeans acting on the marking plate and independently thereof.respectively, for exerting a stripping pressure on the work.

83. In an ornamenting machine, the combination with ornamenting meansincluding a marking plate, having at least one marking die thereon, ofspring means acting on the marking plate, and means acting independentlythereof. respectively, for exerting a stripping pressure on the work.

84. In an ornamenting machine, the combination with ornamenting meansincluding a marking plate having at least one marking die thereon, ofmeans, including a spring, acting on the marking plate and independentlythereof, respectively, for exerting a stripping pressure on the work.

85. In an ornamenting machine for cutting out and imprinting a shoe partin a single operation, a pressure applying plunger, a work supportinganvil below and co-operative with said plunger, a. cutting die and amarking die operatively interposed between said plunger and anvil, thetop surface of said anvil forming a cutting block for the Work, a gaugemask cooperative with said anvil for aligning a work piece thereon withrespect to said die, said mask being movably mounted such that it can beraised and lowered i'or placing work on and removing same from theanvil, an ink applying member mounted to apply ink to said nmarking dieupon a relative movement laterally between said die and said member,said marking die having marking elements resiiientiy mounted andnormally spaced slightly in advance of the cutting edges of the cuttingdie, whereby ink may be applied exclusively to said marking elements,and means to actuate said plunger and press said dies down intoengagement with the work, when the work is aligned beneath the die.

86. In a machine for ornamenting shoe parts, a combined ink marking andcutting die for cutting out and imprinting e. shoe part, comprising adie support, a die block on said support, cutting edges extending fromsaid support, a marking member havingl marking projections thereon andresilient means mounting said marking member on said block normally inadvance of said cutting edges, whereby the marking projections may beinked without inking the cutting edges of the die, a work engaging platemounted in said machine having an edge portion, past the plane o! whichthe cutting and imprinting operation may be effected, said edge portionproviding gauging means conforming to a predetermined characteristie ofthe work, for locating the work relative to the die, said plate beingmounted to extend between the marking member and the work duru ing anoperation on the work, and for movement to a position spaced from themarking member to permit application of a marking medium to said member,and means to apply a marking medium to said member.

87. In a machine for ornamenting shoe parts, a die support, a. combinedink marking and cutting die for cutting out and imprinting a shoe partin a single operation, comprising a die block on said support, cuttingedges extending from said support, a marking plate having' markingprojections thereon, and resilient means mounting said marking plate onsaid block normally in advance of said cutting edges whereby the markingprojections may be inked without inking aussi the cutting edges o! thedie, a gauge plate, means mounting said gauge plate to extend in aposition interposed between the marking plate and the shoe part, saidplate having an edge portion,

past the plane of which the cutting and imprint- 5.

ing operation may be eiiected, said edge portion being shaped to clearthe die during an ornamenting operation on the work, said plate beingmounted for movement to a position spaced away from the marking plate adistance sumclent to l permit the application of an inking element tothe latter.

88. In a machine for ornamenting shoe parts. a pressure applyingplunger, a combined ink marking and cutting die operably co-operative I5with said plunger for cutting out and imprinting a shoe part, comprisinge. die support, a die block on said support, cutting edges extendingfrom said support, a marking member having marking projections thereonand resilient means mounting seid marking member on said block normallyin advance oi' said cutting edges, whereby the marking projections maybe inked without in king the cutting edges o! the die, a work supportforming a cutting block for the work, a l

work engaging plate mounted in said machine having an edge portion, pastthel plane of which the cutting and imprinting operation may be e'ected,said edge portion providing gauging means conforming to a predeterminedcharac- 30 teristic oi' the work, for locating the work on the cuttingblock relative to the die, said plate being mounted to extend betweenthe die and work and ln engagement with the work, during an operationthereon, and for movement to a a tion, comprising a die block on saidsupport, cut- 4I ting edges extending from said support, a marking platehaving marking projections thereon, and resilient means mounting saidmarking plate on said block normally in advance of said cutting edgeswhereby the marking projections may be inked without inking the cuttingedges of the die, a work support forming acutting block for the work, agauge plate for aligning the shoe part on the cutting block, relative tothe die,

means mounting said gauge plate to extend in a position interposedbetween the die and the shoe part and in engagement with the part,during normal operation, said plate having an edge portion, past theplane of which the cutting and imprinting operation may be effected,said edge portion being shaped to clear the die during an ornamentingoperation on the work, said plate being mounted for movement to aposition spaced away from the cutting block a distance sufcient topermit the application and removal of the work and application of aninking element to the latter.

BENJAMIN W` FREEMAN.

CERTIFICATE 0F CORIECTION.

Reissue No. 21,521. January 16, 19140.

BENJAMIN W. FREEMAN.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 5,second column, line 5, claim l2, for "suport" read support; page 6,first column, line 75, claim 21;, after the word "inking" strike out thecomme.; page 7, second column, line 12, claim 38, for the word makingread marking; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with thiscorrection therein that the same may conform to the recordV of the casein the Patent Office. i n

Signed and sealed this 12th day of March, A. D. l9h0.

l Henry Van Arsdale, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

